Termes
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
The type genus of the family Termitidae, comprising certain termite species used as a taxonomic reference group in entomology.
“The researcher's paper described a new colony that could not be assigned to the genus Termes.”
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Six letters with a single vowel run in ER-ES, the M in position 4 is easy to overlook
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Scores 8 points, M (3) lifts the total and the word plays well if you already have TERME on the board
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